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Kathryn Partt

Kathryn Partt, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - bereavement and trauma

  • Integrative approaches
  • Grief and PTSD
  • Attachment focus

About Kathryn

Kathryn Partt is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She focuses on bereavement, trauma and PTSD, and helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and big life changes. Kathryn also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, self-esteem and career questions.

Kathryn describes her work as integrative, drawing on a range of approaches to suit different situations. In sessions she listens and helps people name what they are carrying, then works with them to try out ways of thinking and acting that feel more helpful. She also brings approaches that look at how early attachments shape current relationships and how emotions guide behaviour.

People who come with complicated loss or past abuse can expect a focus on understanding what happened and how it still affects daily life. Kathryn uses practical tools and conversational reflection to help manage symptoms and make decisions about next steps. She also addresses issues such as codependency, abandonment fears, dissociation and feelings of emptiness.

Her practice includes support for people from LGBT backgrounds and those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress or cancer related strain. She can work on concerns such as communication problems, commitment worries and compassion fatigue.

Kathryn invites a steady, plainspoken approach. She asks about what matters most, suggests small experiments between sessions, and reviews progress together as work continues.

How Kathryn uses therapeutic approaches online

Kathryn draws on attachment-based work to explore how early relationships influence current patterns. That approach helps when people notice repeated problems in close relationships or fear abandonment. She also uses client-centred methods which focus on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and helping them find their own direction. Cognitive behavioural techniques are brought in to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical ways to change routine reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kathryn will collaborate with the person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and may mix approaches as needs change. She checks in regularly about how the chosen way of working feels and adjusts plans based on what helps most.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and medical appointments, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people choose whether to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer these practical arrangements to help therapy fit into everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she work with?

She works with bereavement and trauma/PTSD, stress, anxiety, grief, depression and life changes, plus relationship and intimacy concerns.

How would she approach shame or guilt related concerns?

She uses an integrative approach that includes client-centred listening and techniques from attachment and emotion-focused work to help people understand and respond to difficult feelings.

What experience does she have?

Kathryn has five years of professional practice in the UK working with trauma, bereavement and a range of emotional and relational difficulties.

What credential does she hold and where does she practise?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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